1 Samuel: Flesh and Blood Leadership
1 Samuel may be a history book, but it’s a history book with a key emphasis: leadership. And since the stories in this book are historical, the style isn’t that of a preachy New York Times bestseller. Rather, the book is incarnational, giving us flesh-and-blood examples of four leaders who were smart, lazy, wicked, good, brave, cowardly, cruel, and–above all–human. Throughout the book God is present, either in the story or what we might call “editorially,” providing the divine perspective on these human leaders.
So why should you care? Because you either are or will be in a position of (1) leadership; or (2) someone under leadership. Groundbreaking revelation, right? Either way, we’ll need to know what biblical leadership looks like, especially young people like me who need God’s wisdom to take leadership and initiative in our own lives.
In the next few posts we’ll look at four flesh-and-blood leaders: Eli, Samuel, Saul, and David. We’ll see the good and the bad, the wise and the foolish, the greatness and the flaws. And hopefully we’ll take it to heart.
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